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Chess Siberia

Grischuk, A. (2606) - Shirov, A. (2746) [C42]
FIDE WCh, New Delhi (6.4) 2000

Notes by Boris Schipkov

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rb5 Nb6 15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxc4 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. a4 g6 19. Be3
A popular position. In the game Kasparov, G.-Shirov, A., Linares 2000 White played 19. Bd2 c3 20. Bxc3 Rac8 21. Be4 Rc4 22. Rbb1 Rxa4 23. Bxb7 Ra3 24. Rfc1 Qc7 25. Ra1 Rb8 26. Be4 Rb3 27. Bd2 Bh2+ 28. Kh1 Rxf3 29. Rxc7 Rxf2 30. Kxh2 Rxd2 31. Raxa7. Here 31... Rxd4 leads to a draw.
19...Rac8 20. Rfb1 c3 21. a5 Nc4 22. Rxb7 Qe6
Interesting is 22...Rc7 23. a6 Nd2 24. Bxd2 cxd2 25. Qe3 Qc6 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 27. Qxd2 Qxa6 draw in Lukacs, P.-Galyas, M., Budapest 2000, 1/2-1/2.
23. Bb3!?
In the game Anand, V.-Shirov, A., Linares 2000 White played 23. Ra1 Bb8 24. Bb3 Qd6 25. g3 Nxe3 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Qxe3 Qf6 28. Be6 Rce8 29. d5 Be5 30. Ra2 Bd4 31. Qe1 Qf3 32. Kh2 Qxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxe1 34. Kg2 Bxf2 35. Rf7 Rxf7 36. Bxf7 Bc5 37. Bb3 Kg7 38. Rc2 Bd4 39. a6 Kf6 40. Ra2 Ke5 41. h4 Ke4 and White resigned, 0-1.
23...Qf5!?
A novelty. If 23... Bb8 then 24. Bh6 Qd6 (or 24... c2 25. Rc1) 25. Bxc4 with an edge for White.
24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. Ra1

25...f4
Better was 25... Nxe3! 26. fxe3 Rc7 27. a6 Re8 28. Kf2 Ree7 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Bc2 f4 31. e4 Rc4 32. Rd1 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Bc5 34. Kf3 Bxd4 35. Kxf4 with equality in the endgame.
26. Bc1 Rfe8 27. f3 c2?
An alternative is 27... Re7!? 28. Rxe7 Bxe7 29. Bxf4 Bf6 30. Kf1 Bxd4 31. Ra4 Be5 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Bxc4 Bxf4 34. Bb3 with equality.
28. Kf2 a6
After 28... Be7 29. Bxf4 Bf6 30. Rd7 Red8 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Ra2 Rxd4 33. Bh6 a6 34. Bxc2 White has a clear advantage.
29. Ra4 Nb2!?

30. Bxf7+?
Correct was 30. Bxb2! Be7! 31. g3 c1Q 32. Bxc1 Rxc1 33. Kg2! fxg3 34. Rc4 Re1 35. Kxg3.
30...Kf8 31. Bxb2 c1Q 32. Bxc1 Rc2+ 33. Kf1 Rxc1+ 34. Kf2 Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Rc1+ with perpetual check.
Draw. 1/2-1/2

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